I was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. The picture above was taken during the parade after the Royals won the World Series in 2015. I received my bachelors degree from Middlebury College, Middlebury Vermont, in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry. And after, I worked as a assistant researcher at the Boyce Thompson Institute in Ithaca, New York. I'm now happily back in the midwest, attending Michigan State University for my Ph.D. in Plant Biology. My research has taken a recent swing from molecular biology to bioinformatics (i.e. computational biology). With that pivot, I've become interested in machine learning, data visualization, and analysis of high-throughput phenotype data. Curriculum Vitae

​Graphic Design

﻿Long before I became interested in biology I loved graphic design. Today, those design skills shape how I share my research with other scientists and with non-scientists.

Science Policy

At MSU I am an Environmental Science Policy Fellow (ESPP). ESPP facilitates interdisciplinary research and has taught me about the role science can play in environmental decision-making and science policy

Free Time...

When I find some spare time I enjoy playing sports, traveling, and being outside. I am also the proud mother of a [bearded] dragon.